Advice wanted learned friends.
My nephew started his hifi expedition a little while ago.
His first system was well balanced and consisted of:
Project turntable with Ortofon Red MM cart
Cambridge Audio CX A60 integrated amp
KEF R3 speakers.
When my dad (and hifi buddy) died, I was keen that my nephew inherited some of his hifi.
My nephew now has:
Linn LP12 with arkiv MC cart
Cyrus signature phono stage with power supply
Cyrus CD player with power supply.
Clearly the amp, though good, is now well out of its depth , but the speakers still have plenty to give.
I've explained that my nephew ought to budget for around £2k to balance the system.
My thoughts were to consider Cyrus amps, with either a pre (pre2 dac) power (x power) combo (slightly over budget) , or maybe the Cyrus 8 QXR integrated. I'm presuming the power supply from the cd player could be swapped and connected to this?
I'm always impressed with bel canto and considered their e.One C5i.
Naim may also be a consideration.
Any ideas?
My nephew started his hifi expedition a little while ago.
His first system was well balanced and consisted of:
Project turntable with Ortofon Red MM cart
Cambridge Audio CX A60 integrated amp
KEF R3 speakers.
When my dad (and hifi buddy) died, I was keen that my nephew inherited some of his hifi.
My nephew now has:
Linn LP12 with arkiv MC cart
Cyrus signature phono stage with power supply
Cyrus CD player with power supply.
Clearly the amp, though good, is now well out of its depth , but the speakers still have plenty to give.
I've explained that my nephew ought to budget for around £2k to balance the system.
My thoughts were to consider Cyrus amps, with either a pre (pre2 dac) power (x power) combo (slightly over budget) , or maybe the Cyrus 8 QXR integrated. I'm presuming the power supply from the cd player could be swapped and connected to this?
I'm always impressed with bel canto and considered their e.One C5i.
Naim may also be a consideration.
Any ideas?
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